Protocol source

Sources of Protocol in HCHS

Procedure Source of Same or Similar Protocols

Sitting Blood Pressure ARIC, MESA, CHS

Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Framingham, MESA

Pulmonary Function MESA, Framingham, CARDIA, NHANES

Electrocardiogram ARIC, MESA

Anthropometry Framingham, ARIC

Physical Activity Monitors CARDIA, NHANES

Dental Examination This procedure was used in the NHANES, and

was slightly modified from a procedure previously

used in the ARIC study.

Audiometry This procedure was used in the NHANES.

Sleep Monitors This device has been tested and validated. Results are published in Chest 2005:128, “A Novel Method to Diagnose Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea in the Home. Westbrook, et.al.

Venipuncture ARIC, Framingham, MESA, CARDIA, CHS,

ARIC – Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (NHLBI, NIH)

CHS – Cardiovascular Health Study (NHLBI, NIH)

CARDIA – Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (NHLBI, NIH)

Framingham – Framingham Heart Study (NHLBI, NIH)

MESA – Mult-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (NHLBI, NIH)

NHANES – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHLBI, NIH)